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come to think of it, i think i saw eric cantor and mitch mcconnell somewhere in that crowd digging in. they had that blueberry pie all over their faces. and that's today's summer break. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. super poligrip free made the kiwi an enjoyable experience. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my mother was so wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i b
come to think of it, i think i saw eric cantor and mitch mcconnell somewhere in that crowd digging in. they had that blueberry pie all over their faces. and that's today's summer break. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc...
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then by 2:30, mitch mcconnell pulled his support too. he said i believe he should take time with his family to decide if this statement will prevent him from representing the party. by 3:00 p.m., the leader of the republican party said i would step aside. an hour later, todd akin should resign immediately. at 5:30 p.m., someone says he should step down and give conservatives a chance at taking back the senate on november. then it was time to wake up on tuesday morning, and scott walker of wisconsin is saying, we todd akin should step down. at 11:50, richard burr says i urge him to withdrawal right now. and at noon, olympia snow is clear as well saying congressman akin should not represent the republican party in this fall's election. just moments later. john mccain says this guy should drop out. ten minutes later, kelly ayotte says akin should step aside now. by 1:00, 45 minutes later, there's a new joint statement from one cities republican senator from missouri and four former republican senators in akin's state in missouri and they sa
then by 2:30, mitch mcconnell pulled his support too. he said i believe he should take time with his family to decide if this statement will prevent him from representing the party. by 3:00 p.m., the leader of the republican party said i would step aside. an hour later, todd akin should resign immediately. at 5:30 p.m., someone says he should step down and give conservatives a chance at taking back the senate on november. then it was time to wake up on tuesday morning, and scott walker of...
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i think senator mcconnell is being cautious. we know the vast majority of the american people haven't focused on the november 6 election yet. and so we expect this to clarify as we get closer and as you know, in august, we a number of primaries. and some of that is going to -- who gets nominated will depend on the quality of candidate will determine, i think, our chances of success in november. >> two of those primaries are wisconsin and missouri. care to share who your preferences are in either of those primaries? >> as you know, i'm neutral in the primary. that's up to the primary voters. i think that they jealously guard their prerogative to make their own choice and will respect that. we will be all behind those no, ma'am meese in both of those places. claire mccass i will most endangered democratic senator. tammy baldwin in wisconsin is the most liberal member of the house of representatives. i like her chances in both of those states. >> in national journal this morning, under the headline the republican senate stragglers
i think senator mcconnell is being cautious. we know the vast majority of the american people haven't focused on the november 6 election yet. and so we expect this to clarify as we get closer and as you know, in august, we a number of primaries. and some of that is going to -- who gets nominated will depend on the quality of candidate will determine, i think, our chances of success in november. >> two of those primaries are wisconsin and missouri. care to share who your preferences are in...
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don't validate mitch mcconnell and eric cantor and john boehner's strategy. their whole strategy was to obstruct, obstruct, obstruct and get a new president with the purpose of making it seem that the president was unsuccessful. >> well, make it seem that this president was responsible. >> even on something that hadn't gotten any attention at all and should in the last few days. let's just take three quick issues. so embassy security. they blocked obama on sending a $300 million for embassy security. infrastructure. the president had a jobs bill that provided infrastructure. we all now understand how important infrastructure is. they blocked him on that. climate change. that bill passed the house and was blocked by mitch mcconnell in the senate to begin to do something about this. remember, at the convention mitt romney made fun of barack obama for saying that the tides were rising. well, now we find out they are. >> yes, indeed. jonathan, thanks so much. >>> coming up, team romney sinks to a new low, even for them. >> it's just marvelous to have folks in the
don't validate mitch mcconnell and eric cantor and john boehner's strategy. their whole strategy was to obstruct, obstruct, obstruct and get a new president with the purpose of making it seem that the president was unsuccessful. >> well, make it seem that this president was responsible. >> even on something that hadn't gotten any attention at all and should in the last few days. let's just take three quick issues. so embassy security. they blocked obama on sending a $300 million for...
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he has to go with mitch mcconnell. i found that fascinating. the supreme court justice answer, scalia known to be a favorite amongst republicans, prime probably not going to do well with independent in the state of massachusetts. the most important number here is that amount of folks undecided in the state, 18%, and why is it that high this close to the election? elizabeth warren has seen a surge in the poll, a lot of democrats have warmed up to her, fired to get behind her. went to college in massachusetts, spent a ton of time there, i was making phone calls today to folks i know are independents and what is it about elizabeth warren are you still hung up that you will not support her even if you support the president and the answer comes down to personality. just this idea we don't necessarily like her. a likability gap between her and brown. it's up to democra these next few weeks to go at scott brown's temperame temperament. you will hear a lot in the next few days about his comment i'm not some sort of student in your class, was that comin
he has to go with mitch mcconnell. i found that fascinating. the supreme court justice answer, scalia known to be a favorite amongst republicans, prime probably not going to do well with independent in the state of massachusetts. the most important number here is that amount of folks undecided in the state, 18%, and why is it that high this close to the election? elizabeth warren has seen a surge in the poll, a lot of democrats have warmed up to her, fired to get behind her. went to college in...
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senator mitch mcconnell said today akin made a deeply offensive error and said sorry is not sufficient. national republican committee chair rich priebus called the comments biologically stupid. and maine senator olympia snowe said akin's comments were repugnant and outland i shall. karl rove's crossroads gps pac announced it would pull millions of dollars in funding for akin telling cbs news that the act speaks for itself. and there were many other republican voices who are now calling for akin to get out. the reason -- well, this isn't really just about todd akin. it is about these guys. mitt romney and paul ryan who share extreme abortion views with congressman akin. ryan and akin co-sponsored legislation that limited what could be considered rape. the no-taxpayer funding for abortion ad said public funding could only be used for, quote, forcible rape. and ryan also co-sponsored a bill in a would force a woman to receive a forced ultrasound before having an abortion. akin was with them on that one, too. and together, again, akin and ryan were co-sponsors of a -- amendment that would
senator mitch mcconnell said today akin made a deeply offensive error and said sorry is not sufficient. national republican committee chair rich priebus called the comments biologically stupid. and maine senator olympia snowe said akin's comments were repugnant and outland i shall. karl rove's crossroads gps pac announced it would pull millions of dollars in funding for akin telling cbs news that the act speaks for itself. and there were many other republican voices who are now calling for akin...
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fact, it seems like the only time republicans have told the truth in the last two years is when mitch mcconnell senate leader said this. >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. >> republicans can continue to call harry reid a dirty liar. the senate leader made it clear that he is not going to stay silent. instead of drawing more attention to senator reid's comments, maybe it's time for republicans to take a long look in the mirror and see what dirty politics is really all about and what it looks like. you get to be the judge in 92 days. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, is harry reid telling the truth about his source? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can leave a comment at our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you the results later in the show, and keep in mind how often if you're a news consumer do you hear commentators over there, some people say, a lot of americans think, i was talking to some people the other day. i mean, we are in the news culture in america where we c
fact, it seems like the only time republicans have told the truth in the last two years is when mitch mcconnell senate leader said this. >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. >> republicans can continue to call harry reid a dirty liar. the senate leader made it clear that he is not going to stay silent. instead of drawing more attention to senator reid's comments, maybe it's time for republicans to take a long look in...
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it's what mitch mcconnell sed it was to make president obama a one-term president. i'm joined by colorado state representative sal pace who was running against scott tipton. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. do you think congress and tipton's campaign manager slipped or was he just being honest? it's appalling his campaign wants to use this pain and suffering for personal political gain and advantage. this isn't the way it's supposed to work. scott tipton and his campaign should apologize for making light of people's pain and suffering for their own advantage. we've had folks to sign our petition on our website to ask for congress to focus on creating jobs instead of celebrating people's pain. >> has this guy done anything as a representative to make life better for folks in colorado? has he accomplished anything in this last term? >> this seems like more of the washington way of doing things. as you know washington is gridlocked. they're not working on trying to create jobs. our own district in pueblo, colorado we risk losing the largest wind manufac
it's what mitch mcconnell sed it was to make president obama a one-term president. i'm joined by colorado state representative sal pace who was running against scott tipton. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. do you think congress and tipton's campaign manager slipped or was he just being honest? it's appalling his campaign wants to use this pain and suffering for personal political gain and advantage. this isn't the way it's supposed to work. scott tipton and his campaign should...
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some of the time we have in congress, other than having senator mcconnell's mission of defeating president obama, that's kind of stalled because they've realized that's hurt the republicans and they tried to become more collegial and working with us a little more because it's hurt them. so i don't know what chairman smith's position would be. he's a gentleman, and i hope that he will do what i think is the best thing for the judiciary and that's to have a hearing. >> now this judge was a bush appointee and presidents appoint federal judges. therefore, is it not fair that we question those running for president, their opinion of what this judge did to the sitting president of the united states and said about his late mother? >> i think it would be an appropriate question indeed. it's disrespectful of the office. disrespectful of the constitution. it's disrespectful of african-americans. and it's disrespectful of women. beyond that, there's not a whole lot left he hasn't disrespected. but i think it's a jer germane question to any of the candidates running for the opportunity to be on the ba
some of the time we have in congress, other than having senator mcconnell's mission of defeating president obama, that's kind of stalled because they've realized that's hurt the republicans and they tried to become more collegial and working with us a little more because it's hurt them. so i don't know what chairman smith's position would be. he's a gentleman, and i hope that he will do what i think is the best thing for the judiciary and that's to have a hearing. >> now this judge was a...
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what did mitch mcconnell say early on in the first year of president obama's presidency. our number one goal is to make sure barack obama is he's a one term president. he's been faced with resistance by republicans. contrast that to george w. bush. his major initiatives, war in iraq, medicare part d and no child left behind had substantial democratic support. in no child left behind, the leading liberal in the senate ted kennedy joining with president bush to push no child left behind. contrast that to the way the republicans treated barack obama and you see the total hypocrisy of that claim. >> governor, philadelphia aside obama's biggest drop off has been among middle to upper class suburban women. why do you think that is? you know the state. >> because the economy is not doing well. pennsylvania's economy has taken a nose dive since i left. when i left -- well truth is truth. when i left we were 7.4% unemployment, almost two points below the national average. we're now above the national average by a third of a point. so, it's significant. but the economy has not done
what did mitch mcconnell say early on in the first year of president obama's presidency. our number one goal is to make sure barack obama is he's a one term president. he's been faced with resistance by republicans. contrast that to george w. bush. his major initiatives, war in iraq, medicare part d and no child left behind had substantial democratic support. in no child left behind, the leading liberal in the senate ted kennedy joining with president bush to push no child left behind. contrast...
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. >>> senator mitch mcconnel says the president is pushing his idea of fairness with the buffet rule. polls show the country is all about fairness. bernie sanders is here on today's vote, on the rule, and we'll talk about that. rising gas prices are good news for republicans. the campaign manager of the colorado congressman scott tipton thinks so. more details later in the hour. we'll be right back. hair can b. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. [ male announcer ] while others are content to imitate, we'll continue to innovate. the lexus rx. why settle for a copy when you can own the original? see your lexus dealer. why settle for a copy when you can own the original? an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. liberty mutual auto insurance. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutritio
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it's what mitch mcconnell sed it was to make president obama a one-term president. i'm joined by colorado state representative sal pace who was running against scott tipton. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. do you think congress and tipton's campaign manager slipped or was he just being honest? [ inaudible ] >> we must have an audio problem. i'm not hearing what you're saying. maybe we can connect it again and try it one more time. we are trying to connect with you. sal pace is running for that seat against tipton. this is one of the themes that the republicans have been talking about for long time is that they are doing everything they can to hurt the economy by not working on anything when it comes to jobs in the economy. they've obstructed at a record pace and they go right back home and blame it all on president obama. now tipton's fund-raiser and guy that works in his campaign goes out and makes a comment to a newspaper guy saying, look, all this bad stuff is taking place and this is exactly what we want. let's go back to sal pace. i believe we
it's what mitch mcconnell sed it was to make president obama a one-term president. i'm joined by colorado state representative sal pace who was running against scott tipton. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. do you think congress and tipton's campaign manager slipped or was he just being honest? [ inaudible ] >> we must have an audio problem. i'm not hearing what you're saying. maybe we can connect it again and try it one more time. we are trying to connect with you. sal...
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mitch mcconnell failed. last night was a victory against obstruction. instead, americans picked a president who wants to spend money on what?! infrastructure? what's that? roads, bridges, green energy, efficient buildings. you know, after a decade of bloodshed and combat abroad, americans re-elected a president who ended one war and is going to end another one. america voted for social change, for the first time in the nation's history, voters approved marriage equality measures. they did it in not just one state, but three states. and in minnesota, voters rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. voters across the country are in line with the president of the united states when it comes to these equal rights. these equal rights. >> for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> so in the end, voters chose to move forward, not to go back to the failures of the past. on a number of different issues. it was a message that president obama understood very
mitch mcconnell failed. last night was a victory against obstruction. instead, americans picked a president who wants to spend money on what?! infrastructure? what's that? roads, bridges, green energy, efficient buildings. you know, after a decade of bloodshed and combat abroad, americans re-elected a president who ended one war and is going to end another one. america voted for social change, for the first time in the nation's history, voters approved marriage equality measures. they did it in...
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mitch mcconnell blasted the administration for pushing back on citizens united. listen. >> we have to go back to nixon to find the last time you had a group of people both through the campaign and the power of the federal government to harass and silence critics. >> back to richard nixon silencing critics because you're against having unlimited money in the political process. >> is that the guy who said the top order ought to be to make obama a one term president? i mean, is he kidding? i've never seen such astronomical hypocrisy in my life to hear him saying stuff like that. the obama administration was right and president obama was right. and i'm glad he spoke out against it. municipalities across the city this week are speaking out against it. good groups out there like move to amend our fighting all over this country to get the grass roots movement. we need a constitutional amendment and we need it now. >> all right, congressman. thank you for being here. and have a great weekend. happy father's day to you. >> you too, my friend. >>> still ahead, mitt romney
mitch mcconnell blasted the administration for pushing back on citizens united. listen. >> we have to go back to nixon to find the last time you had a group of people both through the campaign and the power of the federal government to harass and silence critics. >> back to richard nixon silencing critics because you're against having unlimited money in the political process. >> is that the guy who said the top order ought to be to make obama a one term president? i mean, is...
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mitch mcconnell, john boehner, did you see or did you hear that today? president obama returned the compliments when he took the podium. >> governor christie, throughout this process, has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm, and i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back, even stronger than before. so i just want to thank him for his extraordinary leadership and partnership. >> so is the country moving forward? the white house released this photo of the president and the governor of new jersey in conversation, aboard marine one. president obama left no doubt, the federal government will see the cleanup throughout to the end. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget, we will follow-up, to make sure that you get all the help that you need, until you've rebuilt. >> and of course, the rebuilding will be extensive. entire sections of the new jersey coastline need to be refigured. governor
mitch mcconnell, john boehner, did you see or did you hear that today? president obama returned the compliments when he took the podium. >> governor christie, throughout this process, has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm, and i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back, even stronger than before. so i just want to thank...
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mcconnell was correct. i think that's one of the most profound things anyone has said about politics. what he understood is what makes a bill bipartisan is not the ideas in it or the spirit in which it's offered. it's whether any legislatures from the other party sign off. if they do, by definition, the bill is partisan. so by keeping his members off the major bills, he makes each and every one of those bills a partisan bill, and he destroyed the president's image as a bipartisan compromiser. this week, he gave another remarkably honest interview. they have been saying repeal and replace, repeal and replace, but they haven't come together behind anything that would replace the affordable care act and cover a substantial act of the uninsured. chris wallace asked him why. in fact, he asked him why three times. by the third time, his patience gave out and he got real. >> one of the keys to obamacare is it will extend insurance access to 30 million people who are now uninsured. in your replacement, how would yo
mcconnell was correct. i think that's one of the most profound things anyone has said about politics. what he understood is what makes a bill bipartisan is not the ideas in it or the spirit in which it's offered. it's whether any legislatures from the other party sign off. if they do, by definition, the bill is partisan. so by keeping his members off the major bills, he makes each and every one of those bills a partisan bill, and he destroyed the president's image as a bipartisan compromiser....
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on the same be token, he's allows boehner and mcconnell to say fine, let's meet and talk about the bigger issues. you wonder, the obvious refrain you hear boehner saying where is your plan. there's a lot of democrats saying to the president quietly, just put simpson-bowles on the table and go for crying out loud. >> that's what the business community is calling for. >> that's what he whispers to people complaining about this saying no, wait till after november. you're like just go now with simpson-bowles. enforce their hand a little bit. this is a game of leverage. we know what's going on. bane ker looked up and realized who's got the leverage? democrats might have the leverage on the bush tax cuts expiration of those. he's looking for leverage and wants to bring the debt ceiling issue back. >> there is a theory a lot of businesses are not investing because they're looking at this nightmare of a lame duck session and the possibility of a congressional showdown all with what's happening. >> manmade economic disaster again. washington did it once. >> so they're not hiring, not investing. ba
on the same be token, he's allows boehner and mcconnell to say fine, let's meet and talk about the bigger issues. you wonder, the obvious refrain you hear boehner saying where is your plan. there's a lot of democrats saying to the president quietly, just put simpson-bowles on the table and go for crying out loud. >> that's what the business community is calling for. >> that's what he whispers to people complaining about this saying no, wait till after november. you're like just go...
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mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally did take it down, looks like the romney folks had a transition motto all ready to go, a slogan, repeated slogan on the website is smaller, simpler, smarter. when republican speaker of the house john boehner gave his first post election press conference what he thought should happen in this country given the results of the election almost like he thought he was speaking in the context of president-elect romney and smaller simpler smaller branded transition. >> by working together and creating a fairer simpler cleaner tax code, moving to fairer simpler system energized by
mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally did take it down, looks like the romney...
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>> i guess -- you always ask that question, except to mitch mcconnell. >> excuse me, you, mr. hoyer, mr. clyburn, you're all over 70. is it going to prohibit younger leadership from moving forward. >> so you're suggesting that everybody step aside? >> i'm simply saying, does this -- >> i think that what you will see, and let's, for a moment, honor it as a legitimate question. although it's quite offensive. but you don't realize that, i guess. the fact is, the fact is, is that everything that i have done in my almost decade of leadership is to elect younger and newer people to the congress. in my own personal experience, it was very important for me to elect young women. i came to congress when my youngest child, alexandra, was a senior in high school, practically on her way to college. i knew that my male colleagues had come when they were 30. they had a jump on me, because they didn't have to -- i did what i wanted to do. i was blessed to have that opportunity, to sequentially raise my family and then come to congress. but i wanted women to be here in greater numbers at an ea
>> i guess -- you always ask that question, except to mitch mcconnell. >> excuse me, you, mr. hoyer, mr. clyburn, you're all over 70. is it going to prohibit younger leadership from moving forward. >> so you're suggesting that everybody step aside? >> i'm simply saying, does this -- >> i think that what you will see, and let's, for a moment, honor it as a legitimate question. although it's quite offensive. but you don't realize that, i guess. the fact is, the fact...
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he's the -- he's called th mcconnell whisperer. the guy -- >> the horse whisperer. >> yeah. the guy who can deal with mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, who's a real hard ass as you know. but biden can sit down with him and say, one for you, one for me, we're going to cut a deal. >> what did mcconnell say? >> mcconnell said, as long as you don't raise taxes, i'll go along with it. >> but you can never sell that, as you point out, to pelosi wing of the party. the hardcore of 150, 180 democrats are not going to sign on to any deal that doesn't have some kind of balance with revenues and spending cuts. >> but if you dig into the -- this as i spent 18 months doing and talked to the president, talked to the republicans, talked to speaker boehner, they all feel that they can get, you know, if they agree on something and they go out and stand before the microphones and the cameras and say, this is the deal, this is in the interest of the country in the long run, that people will swallow some of that dogma. but they never got to that point and so now we're dancing on the
he's the -- he's called th mcconnell whisperer. the guy -- >> the horse whisperer. >> yeah. the guy who can deal with mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader, who's a real hard ass as you know. but biden can sit down with him and say, one for you, one for me, we're going to cut a deal. >> what did mcconnell say? >> mcconnell said, as long as you don't raise taxes, i'll go along with it. >> but you can never sell that, as you point out, to pelosi wing of the...
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here's mitch mcconnell. hire was the plan. >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. >> that will be in the archives and will be played over and over again for generations. because our government is broken, it's broken because of republicans and their attitude towards progress in america. they were out to defeat this president at all costs. mitt romney's most profound dishonesty last night was trying to make everybody forget about all of the obstruction and the road blocks from the republicans. maybe he wasn't paying attention to the news. now, according to romney, everyone, i mean, i fell you what, everybody was on the sidelines just rooting for president obama. it's just he couldn't get it done. >> i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed. >> under his watch, he wanted obama and america to succeed kind of together? romney said it with a smile on his face, and he, of course, got a bunch of cheers in the crowd from it.
here's mitch mcconnell. hire was the plan. >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. >> that will be in the archives and will be played over and over again for generations. because our government is broken, it's broken because of republicans and their attitude towards progress in america. they were out to defeat this president at all costs. mitt romney's most profound dishonesty last night was trying to make everybody...
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much attention because it's been clear that republicans as you said have set out from day one, mitch mcconnell and the republican meeting the night of the inauguration saying we can't give the president any ways at all. we met without any staff or media in the ways and means committee and is there any health care law that you all can vote for and they said flat out, no. it's been clear what's going on. the president's problem, if god forbid mitt romney were elected, is with the republicans, it's not with the democrats. >> mr. romney, i guess, to create the impression that he'll start vigorously, says that he'll accomplish a remarkable number of things from day one if he wins the election. listen. >> day one of my administration i will label china a currency manipulator. >> day one we'll say yes to keystone pipeline. on day one i'll ensure that organizations like planned partner hood get no more support. i'll get rid of obama care on day one. >> with just three days to go, given he will start to repeal the president's health care and start a trade war with china, what kind of mood will democrat
much attention because it's been clear that republicans as you said have set out from day one, mitch mcconnell and the republican meeting the night of the inauguration saying we can't give the president any ways at all. we met without any staff or media in the ways and means committee and is there any health care law that you all can vote for and they said flat out, no. it's been clear what's going on. the president's problem, if god forbid mitt romney were elected, is with the republicans,...
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the mitchell mcconnells will be shut up for a while. >> michael, if you want more time, you're going to have to have a crowd of people behind you next time. i can't resist talking to chris with his huge posse and entourage. thank you, michael. thank you to chris and all his fans who apparently showed up. thank you. next on "news nation" -- >> that $716 billion is exactly to the dollar the same amount of medicare savings that he has in his own budget. >> they are calling it the great rebuttal. in addition to taking on medicare claims, the national journal says clinton took the central question of governor romney's campaign and turned it on its head. next up, former governor ed rendell will join me to talk about the big speech from former president bill clinton. first, the democrats add what had could be an emotional moment in this final night of the convention. former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords will deliver tonight's pledge of allegiance. she continues to recover from her gunshot injuries. that will be a big moment, ladies and gentlemen. join our conversation on my twitter p
the mitchell mcconnells will be shut up for a while. >> michael, if you want more time, you're going to have to have a crowd of people behind you next time. i can't resist talking to chris with his huge posse and entourage. thank you, michael. thank you to chris and all his fans who apparently showed up. thank you. next on "news nation" -- >> that $716 billion is exactly to the dollar the same amount of medicare savings that he has in his own budget. >> they are...
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senator mitch mcconnell said there is no war on women and believes his female colleagues in the senate would agree. >> talk about a manufactured issue. there is no issue. senator kay bailey hutchison of new hampshire and susan collins would be the first to say we don't see any evidence of this. >> really. mcconnell should check with members of his own caucus before he makes that kind of a statement because senator olympia snowe has called it a retro debate. senate kay bailey hutchison expressed concern for planned parenthood, who her party wants to defund. lisa krakowski from alaska -- >> it makes no sense to attack women. if you don't view this as an attack on women and you need to go home and talk to your wives. you need to talk to your daughters. ask them. >> so can we come to the conclusion that the leader in the republican party doesn't want to sit there and listen to his own caucus? is that what we're going to do? are we going to sit there and believe these three republican women are certainly totally off base and have no clue? well, let me tell you, senate rt olympia snowe has c
senator mitch mcconnell said there is no war on women and believes his female colleagues in the senate would agree. >> talk about a manufactured issue. there is no issue. senator kay bailey hutchison of new hampshire and susan collins would be the first to say we don't see any evidence of this. >> really. mcconnell should check with members of his own caucus before he makes that kind of a statement because senator olympia snowe has called it a retro debate. senate kay bailey...
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romney says the president should have given in to mitch mcconnell and john boehner. anything they wanted, boys. of course, they wanted to defeat president obama from the start, but despite their obstruction, unemployment has fallen to the lowest point since president obama's first month in office. today, job numbers closed the chapter of president obama's first term, and his economic agenda. it's worked. but if you need to be reminded of where this country was when he took office, just listen to house democratic leader nancy pelosi from my radio show today. >> four years ago in september, when president bush was president, and on september 18th when i had the chairman of the fed and the secretary of the treasury and others in my office, democrats and republicans, house and senate leadership, the chairman of the fed said if we do not act immediately, we will not have an economy by monday. are we better off today than we were four years ago? our country absolutely is. can it be better for many of america's familys? absolutely and it would have been if the republicans h
romney says the president should have given in to mitch mcconnell and john boehner. anything they wanted, boys. of course, they wanted to defeat president obama from the start, but despite their obstruction, unemployment has fallen to the lowest point since president obama's first month in office. today, job numbers closed the chapter of president obama's first term, and his economic agenda. it's worked. but if you need to be reminded of where this country was when he took office, just listen...
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phil gramm of texas and fritz hollings of south carolina and you saw the picture of biden, reid and mcconnell and boehner and they reached back and got these three old senators' idea to take the budget. if you can't balance the budget you have automatic spending cuts and that's what sequestration is, nothing more, nothing less. that's what it is. so they said, okay, if the committee can't agree we'll just have sequestration cuts. the committee didn't agree and now we'll have spending cuts across the board so where are those spending cuts going to come from? from the pentagon, who's freaked out about it? john mccain is freaking out about it. guess what? john mccain voted for the sequester and guess who else is freaked out about it, why? more military ships in the country than in virginia than anywhere else and then you have folks in the house side as well. in the debate on monday night you heard president bush slip up and say the sequester will not happen, right? and then hand? afterwards in the spin room, i think it was on a cliff and i can't remember and i walked that back. >> and one of the
phil gramm of texas and fritz hollings of south carolina and you saw the picture of biden, reid and mcconnell and boehner and they reached back and got these three old senators' idea to take the budget. if you can't balance the budget you have automatic spending cuts and that's what sequestration is, nothing more, nothing less. that's what it is. so they said, okay, if the committee can't agree we'll just have sequestration cuts. the committee didn't agree and now we'll have spending cuts...
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i'm with scottrade. >>> mitch mcconnell said that president obama launched on the today and congratulated the president for doing it. that's how weird it can get in an election year. that's coming up, next. >>> and president obama is desperately trying to rewrite the democrats image on illegal immigration and he's doing this by deporting more people than ever before and immigration officials are making some pretty stupid mistakes in those deportations. that's in the re-write. [ male announcer ] capri sun has 25% less sugar than leading regular juice drinks. because less sugar is a better way to fly. ♪ just not literally. capri sun. respect what's in the pouch. >>> when do presidents announce the appointment of the newest members of their administrations in ohio, in an election year? from massachusetts they praise the democratic presidents highly political announcement of that appointment? in an election year. and when does every other republican senator condemn the appointment of the ultimate democracy because the president bypassed the senate after failing to get senate confirmation fo
i'm with scottrade. >>> mitch mcconnell said that president obama launched on the today and congratulated the president for doing it. that's how weird it can get in an election year. that's coming up, next. >>> and president obama is desperately trying to rewrite the democrats image on illegal immigration and he's doing this by deporting more people than ever before and immigration officials are making some pretty stupid mistakes in those deportations. that's in the re-write....
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. >> sounds to me like your plan to reward the mcconnell and boehner strategy of obstructing everything the president wants to do. >> absolutely not. look at the house changes. that's a change. if the senate changes and that's a change and if the white house changes that's a change. i think at least one of them needs to change if you want to get different results in washington, d.c. >> the house would be the best one. >> republican obstruction is another subject of conversation. we'll get to that another time. david walker, thanks for joining us. we're still waiting on the president to speak in ohio, and we'll have it for you ahead. up next, a break from politics answering the age old question, does heaven actually exist? the first time there may be scientific proof turning skeptics into believers. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. ♪ >>> some of the tragic stories from sandy has been difficult to co
. >> sounds to me like your plan to reward the mcconnell and boehner strategy of obstructing everything the president wants to do. >> absolutely not. look at the house changes. that's a change. if the senate changes and that's a change and if the white house changes that's a change. i think at least one of them needs to change if you want to get different results in washington, d.c. >> the house would be the best one. >> republican obstruction is another subject of...
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now mitch mcconnell is bringing benton on board. they brought them all on board. that seems to not be happening in the common tear yat. so aren't people like the folks at fox news risking the situation in which they are seen as the establishment and they lose all of the energy on their own side in the same way that the national republican senate snee and all these guys had to bare the brunt of their own wing? >> i think you're right, but i think you're hitting the conundrum about fox. it's not a tea party association. it's owned by rupert murdoch, more or less. so therefore, when the chips are down, they are going to go with romney. murdoch himself has been skeptic of romney. that's where the interests are. the tea party people, the grass roots have nowhere to go. i think the grass roots people would say we have some place to go, possibly some day a third party. but i think if romney loses, which increasingly seems likely to me, even if he wins, they are going to be a real night of the long knives as people fight this out. it's really interesting. >> let me ask yo
now mitch mcconnell is bringing benton on board. they brought them all on board. that seems to not be happening in the common tear yat. so aren't people like the folks at fox news risking the situation in which they are seen as the establishment and they lose all of the energy on their own side in the same way that the national republican senate snee and all these guys had to bare the brunt of their own wing? >> i think you're right, but i think you're hitting the conundrum about fox....
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is the focus, next. ♪ all right ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ can you feel it out there? ♪ ♪ you gotta lift yourself up ♪ ♪ that's right [ male announcer ] join the masters of style... even trimming, a close shave, and accurate edging... with the new gillette fusion proglide styler. ♪ [ male announcer ] new fusion proglide styler and clear shave gel from gillette. >>> ed show survey i asked is rick santorum's surge the turning point for conservative voters? 58% said yes, 42% said no. >>> coming up the president compromised on his contraception, last week, republicans won't give up their war. joan walsh and krystal ball in the conversation next, stay with us. >>> the big finish the republican party is i think skating on thin ice with female voters on the contraception issue. mitch mcconnell and his buddies in the senate want to deny all american women the right to coverage for birth control. on friday we told you about republican senator roy blunt, he has an amendment which allows any employer to deny contraception coverage to any employee based on moral c
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however, this is a brilliant political move because mitch mcconnell is going to get up there and do nothing because they've been used to thwart any kind of reasonable progress on the economy and any kind of reasonable thing this president is trying to do for middle class americans. so you're right. i think you're right. i agree for that inside the beltway there's going to be a lot of clubbing. outside the beltway this is a great move for the president rich cordray was a very highly popular official. it was brilliant. scott brown did what he did because he's running scared. he's running against liz wet bar ren who's an icon for consumer protection and he's got to distance himself from the republican party before she beats him. >> governor, you and i agree respectively because and jonathan it creates for us this situation. i'm go to read, republican senator scott brown's outraged reaction to what the president did today except there's no outrage. here is what republican senator scott brown said. i support president obama's appointment today. i believe he's the right person to lead the agency
however, this is a brilliant political move because mitch mcconnell is going to get up there and do nothing because they've been used to thwart any kind of reasonable progress on the economy and any kind of reasonable thing this president is trying to do for middle class americans. so you're right. i think you're right. i agree for that inside the beltway there's going to be a lot of clubbing. outside the beltway this is a great move for the president rich cordray was a very highly popular...
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which may be bad news for mitch mcconnell. i'll explain in a minute. sarah, ben chandler without a job is a dangerous potential if you're mitch mcconnell running for re-election. >> it'll be interesting to see how the minority leader handles politics heading into his own election as you just eluded to. >> he's in a vice grip. he's got a potential primary challenge he was worried about. >> here the thing about mitch mcconnell. he is a smart political operative. he will put together a great team there. he's already reached out to rand paul. i think he'll be fine. we're already talking about 2014, by the way. >> i'm going to talk about 2016 in a minute. i don't know how much mitch mcconnell is able to be a good negotiator for republicans. did he earn the right to lead senate republicans next year? this has not been a good run for him. >> i'm not sure he gets all the blame for it. there's a little bit of blame to go around. you know, senator cornyn probably will get some of the blame. some of the blame goes to the individual candidates who said stupid thin
which may be bad news for mitch mcconnell. i'll explain in a minute. sarah, ben chandler without a job is a dangerous potential if you're mitch mcconnell running for re-election. >> it'll be interesting to see how the minority leader handles politics heading into his own election as you just eluded to. >> he's in a vice grip. he's got a potential primary challenge he was worried about. >> here the thing about mitch mcconnell. he is a smart political operative. he will put...
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and mitch mcconnell said of the president, to the extent he wants to move to the political center which is where the work gets done in a divided government, we'll be there to meet him half way. in his next term, president obama will have to avoid that fiscal cliff we've all been talking about. navigate the debt ceiling debate, coordinate the drawdown from afghanistan among other things. he is also under pressure to come up with comprehensive immigration reform. mark halpern, i asked you earlier but i'll ask you again, why should we believe things will be different this time? is it just becausest fiscal cliff? if we do clear the fiscal cliff, why does that change the politics? >> if they get a big deal like that, i think the bipartisan muscles will work and the personal relationships will be required. that's, to me, the big missing element. there is not in the first term particularly the last year of the president's first term there is not a lot of warmness between the president and mitch mcconnell and john boehner. they're both back as the leaders of their party. he has to breakthrough
and mitch mcconnell said of the president, to the extent he wants to move to the political center which is where the work gets done in a divided government, we'll be there to meet him half way. in his next term, president obama will have to avoid that fiscal cliff we've all been talking about. navigate the debt ceiling debate, coordinate the drawdown from afghanistan among other things. he is also under pressure to come up with comprehensive immigration reform. mark halpern, i asked you earlier...
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>> mitt romney, mitch mcconnell,
>> mitt romney, mitch mcconnell,
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mitch mcconnell called for national unity. arizona senator jon kyl told reporters, "this is like a judge telling the woman that got rained you asked for it because of the way you dressed. okay? that's the same thing. well, america, you should be the ones to apologize. you should have known this would happen." and the conservative wing of the party, that and lambasted romney on monday loved him on wednesday. take a look. >> mitt romney's team was smart in coming out strong last night in saying we should never apologize when these things go down. >> today romney is the only guy looking presidential. romney looks like he's the only adult in the room. >> the weekly standard's bill kristo wrote romney is right to seize on this moment. he's right to reject the counsel of the mainstream media so far i believe pretty much so good. the "wall street journal" -- his political faux pas was to offend a pundit class that wants to cede the foreign policy debate to mr. obama. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here. governor romney see
mitch mcconnell called for national unity. arizona senator jon kyl told reporters, "this is like a judge telling the woman that got rained you asked for it because of the way you dressed. okay? that's the same thing. well, america, you should be the ones to apologize. you should have known this would happen." and the conservative wing of the party, that and lambasted romney on monday loved him on wednesday. take a look. >> mitt romney's team was smart in coming out strong last...